Care conscription as a progressive answer to the belonging question

Keir Starmer’s speech on immigration brought to the surface a question long ignored by the progressive side of politics: who belongs to the country? But instead of doubling down on nativist rhetoric, the Government should take this opportunity to create new ways of belonging that eschew nationalist tendencies, argues Tarun Khaitan. A mandatory conscription service, not for the military but for care work could not only promote social cohesion, but at the same time solve the care crisis the country faces.